Four members of the Long Island-Brooklyn basketball team -- which has reached back-to-back NCAA Tournaments after winning the Northeast Conference -- were arrested Thursday night and subsequently suspended from the team.

Julian Boyd, Troy Joseph, C.J. Garner and Jamal Olasewere were arrested for their role in an on-campus fight last weekend. Each was charged with third-degree assault.

"LIU Brooklyn has suspended indefinitely four members of its men's basketball team for their involvement in a Sept. 14 altercation on campus,” LIU-Brooklyn athletics director John Suarez said in a statement. “No other student-athletes were implicated in this incident. Until all legal and appeals processes have been completed, we will not comment further on this matter."

Depending on how the legal process plays out, this could be a big blow to the Blackbirds’ bid to win a third consecutive Northeast Conference Title. Boyd is the team’s leading scorer (17.4 per game) and rebounder (9.3) and the reigning NEC player of the year. Olasewere and Garner also are starters, averaging in double figures.